How to Make a Turtle Food Mix

Instead of feeding your pet turtle the typical diet of pellet food, you can create your own concoction in a blender before serving it to your animal. Turtles are omnivores, so you must feed them both meat and vegetables. Many turtles prefer homemade food over that bought in a store. Turtles can be fun and social, and when you feed them what they want, they can be that much more loving.

Things You'll Need

  • Beefheart
  • Gelatin
  • Blender
  • Vegetables
  • Vitamins
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Instructions

  1. Protein

    • 1

      Mix one beef heart in a blender along with reptile gelatin, which is vitamin D and calcium. Dissolve the gelatin in water according to the package directions. The typical mix is two parts water for each part gelatin. Gelatin is a thickening agent, so add the ingredient according to your desired thickness.

    • 2

      Freeze the mixture in an ice cube tray overnight.

    • 3

      Thaw the mixture before you serve it to your turtle.

    Vegetables

    • 4

      Combine in a food processor equal portions of romaine lettuce, squash, zucchini, yam, redleaf lettuce, mustard green, collard, carrots, kale, water hyacinth, pesticide-free Bermuda grass, duckweed, water lily and anachris. The idea is to utilize as many of these ingredients as possible for a full nutritional complement, though not all the ingredients are necessary.

    • 5

      Add a powdered vitamin to the mix. A half teaspoon per day is enough for a regular-size house turtle, so add as much as is needed for your batch size.

    • 6

      Freeze the mixture in an ice cube tray overnight.

    • 7

      Thaw the mixture before you serve it to your turtle.